David Jackson has been hired as the new football coach at Johnson High, replacing Thomas Tedder, who stepped down after two seasons earlier this month.
Jackson is a physical education teacher at Johnson. Jackson moved over to Johnson from Savannah High in 2013. He coached the Blue Jackets from 2009-2012. Savannah improved from 0-10 in his first season to 4-6 in his last.

The healthiest county in Georgia? It's not Chatham, at least not according to the sixth annual County Health Rankings, released today by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) and the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute (UWPHI).

There are many other issues deserving of attention in Savannah land these days, as questions about an outside attorney’s undisclosed compensation add to the mix.
Here are just a few:
Department head departures
The city has not had a property maintenance director since the previous department head, Linwood Brown, was demoted in September, according to Human Resources director Beth Robinson.

If you hurry you can get your middle schooler signed up for what sounds like a great summer camp focused on wildlife conservation at a great price. The catch is there are only 14 spots still available for the week-long summer camp. Here's the information from the Ga. DNR press release:
"Camp Adventures in Conservation (ACE), scheduled for July 20-24, will offer 6th-8th grade students the chance to travel across the state to take part in some amazing work, including birding, canoeing, mist...

I was out on Wilmington Island this morning and checked out the new $5,500 sign the Wilmington Island Garden Club installed recently. A vandal shot an arrow into the "M" in "Wilmington," breaking it. Adding insult to that injury, there was a dead otter in the pull-off right in front of the sign. Even worse, right next to the dead mama otter was her baby, also dead. Johnny Mercer is four lanes there, with marsh on either side, and it looked like they had both been hit by a vehicle. That's a...

If you're interested in telling the Georgia EPD what you think about the plan to allow the nuclear Plant Vogtle to discharge more cooling water into the Savannah River, you need to speak up soon. The deadline is Friday.

Chatham Area Transit is inviting citizens of West Chatham County to weigh in on ideas for mobility in their communities.
The transit system hired the Center for Urban Transit Research out of the University of South Florida to look at the community's transit options and provide a recommendation for future service.
Researchers will be meeting with the public to gather input, provide information and "present service concepts for Chatham County westside communities," according to CAT staff.